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This is an interpretation of "Walking at Night" from the album "Hymnody of the Earth" by Malcolm Dalglish
lyrics
WALKING AT NIGHT
(words adapted from Wendell Berry’s “The Country
of Marriage”)
How many times have I come to you,
Out of my head with joy.
As freely as I breathe
the air that was the wind,
Dreaming I see you there
Along the streams of the country of my birth,
Warm blooms and the night songs of birds
Opening around you.
Walking at night, the water flowing,
Walking at night, through the regions of the dark,
Walking at night, it does not hold us,
Walking at night, we keep returning,
Walking at night, returning thirsty, returning thirsty.
You are the known way leading always to the unknown,
And you are the known place
To which the unknown is always leading me back.
How many times have I come to you,
Out of my head with joy.
To approach you I have given up the light,
A man lost in the woods,
Standing still, saying nothing,
There arose in me like the earth’s empowering brew,
Rising in root and branch,
The words of a dream of you.
Walking at night, by the dark water,
Walking at night, the steam is rising,
Walking at night, the moon and the chasing clouds,
Walking at night, the stream of blessings,
Those heavenly blessings, those heavenly blessings.
You are the known way leading always to the unknown,
And you are the known place
To which the unknown is always leading me back.
credits
from
Cover Songs,
released November 6, 2012
Music: Malcolm Dalglish
Lyrics: Wendell Berry
Baritone Guitar/Vocal: Jade McAloon
Lead Vocal: Raymond Powers
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